Child&#39;s legging pants



- p 5, 1931. H. G. MAYER 1,823,458

CHILDS LEGGING PANTS Fiied May 22, 1931 Iii flweriarnzd r Patented is e us, '193'1' UNITED; sTATEs }PA; EN -g OFFICE r HERBERT GLMAFYVEROF onnncon, rnnmors nssrermn rro RELIANCE MANUrAc'rUn- V VING COMPANY, or CHICAGO, rLLINoIs, A con'rona'rronor ILLINOIS.

CHILDS ecterns ame Application filed May 22,

' My invention relates to legging-like pants r for, children of thetype customarily used 'with childrens oversuits ras they are of buttons,.lacings or the so-called zippers.

I have found thatsuch a knitted insert, even though reinforcedat its bottom edge by an elastictape'extending across the gap repre- I sented by the insert, tends after'a timeto bag transversely. This is because the mserting and the removing of the foot and shoe-often an overshoe'cause a transverse stretching of the insert, which gradually leaves theinsert of greater and greater width,

thereby developing a bagginess in the insert and losing the original snug fit of the legging, I i I p H Onev'object of my invention is to correct this tendency by constantly stretching the insert in the opposite or longitudinal direction,to keep the insert always returned to :5 its original narrowness. This I conveniently do by anchoring one end of the stirrup or instep strap at the bottom edge of the 1nse'rt piece rather than on the woven goods, wherebythe tension on the strapstretches 39 the knitted piece longitudinally downwardly. ,This, together with further 1 objects,

. features and advantages of my invention are set forth in the following description of a specific embodiment. thereof and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein: p Fig. l is a perspective view of the garment;

, Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation of the inner side of'the left leg;

- Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken'on the line'3 3 of Fig. 2; and r I Fig. 4: isa fragmentary vertical section takenon the line 44 of Fig. 3 and looking fromwithin oneof thelegs toward the knitted insert. k I E5 'Each leg of the garment is'formed by a front piece 11 and a. rear piece 10, which are united by a side seam 12 extending from the waist to the bottom and by an inside seam 13 extending downwardly from the crotch.

Above the crotch the front pieces are united described is I inelasticwoven material it beneath the marginal stitched down. Theother end of the stirrup i931; Serial at; am;

by a'front seam 14 and ing-thetrunkS -L a 1 i 7 Somewhat below the knees the legs are reduced iii diameter by gore seams 16 and 17, the front goring 16 swinging out somewhat as at 16f-jto form the characteristic spat contour-. a

The material ofthe garment as thus far preferably the usual relatively .a rear seam 15, form F rom: a pointfslightly above the knee the inside leg seaming 13 is discontinued, and the material on'eithe'r side iscut away from the end of the seaming down to the bottom of the leg, leaving a gap in which a strip of elastic knitted material 18 is inserted. The ribs of this knitted insert run longitudinally of the strip. The knitted insert is sewn to the front and-rear leg pieces 11 and 10 at the lateral marginsof the insert. qAn elastic tape 19 is stitched around the inner surface of the leg adjacent its bottom edge and'exte'ndsealso across thebottomedge of the knittedinsert, toyvhichit is. alsofstitched. The bottom margin of the knitted insert is turned inwardly and stitched down with the same lines of stitching 20, which secure the elastic strip, thereby forming a folded and dressed bottom end for the knitted insert.

A stirrup or instep strap 21 is anchored on the inner surface of the outside'of the leg adjacent the bottom of the outside seam 12 in any suitable manner, such as by placing tape 19 before it is tape is, in a similar manner, stitched to the bottom edge of theknitted insert. By anchoring this end of the stirrup tape to the knitted insert instead of to a point on the. main fabric of the leg, the tension on the stirrup tape, when the garment is being worn, pulls the knitted insert downwardly or longitudinally of its ribbing, to return it to its original normal width. This makes it unnecessary to wash the garment for the express purpose of returning the stretched knitted insert to its original condition. Also, when'the garment is washed, it is not necessary to take pains, when drying it, to have it carefully hung with a View to stretching the knitted insert" longitudinally (if the ribbing' because as soon as the garment is worn again the tension of the stirrup strip will automati-- callydo so. Y I claim:

1. The combination with a garment of the type described having aleg slit upwardly and e with a longitudinal-insert of knitted material; at the bofitQm of theleg, with th'e ribbing of j the knitted-material running longitudinally, V oflmeans for preventing the accumulation of bagginess in'the insert by transversestretchting, which'comprises an elastic reinforcing" tape for the lowerend ofthe knitted insert 7 I attached thereto, and interconnecting the 1* goods at the bottom margins of the slit, a stirv rup strap for embracing the instep attached I at one endjtotheibottom of theleg at one side and attached "at itsother end to the elastic reinforcing tape. I

I 2-. Aleg constructionfo'ria garment of the class described comprising a pant leg of'relativelyinelasticgoods', the pant leg being cut away upwardly from its bottom to. leave an elongated slit, an insert ofa relatively elastic ,knitted materialiinsertedin the slit and semy. name cured throughout at its margins, an elastic reinforcing tape for the lower end of the knitted insert, attached thereto, and inter- 1 connecting the goods at-the' bottom margins '01": the-slit,ja stirru'psecured at one end to the bottom end lot the pant leg opposite the in- -V 'sert and secured at its other end to the-reinforcing I tape intermediate the attachment of the latter to the respective. sides ofithe gap, for the purpose described F v In Witness?whereof', I hereunto subscribe this 19th dayofMay', 1931. a

'YHERBERTG, MAYER; 

